偽る

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 偽る, read いつわる, and it is a godan transitive verb for presenting facts or one's inner state falsely.
• Basic usage: The basic sense of 偽る is to falsify facts or a record, or to conceal one's real feelings and present them as something different.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Falsifying facts and disguising feelings
  • The forms are 偽る and 偽らず. The first is the dictionary form in a conditional clause, while the second is a negative connective form meaning without doing so.
• Application and personal-feeling contexts
  • 応募書類で経歴を偽ると信用を失います。 — Falsifying your work history on an application will cost you trust.
  • 自分の気持ちを偽らず、正直に断りました。 — I declined honestly without pretending to feel differently.